Proverbs 25:17

Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.

In Context

16If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.

18One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.

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Cross References

Judges 19:18And he said to him, We are on our way from Beth-lehem-judah to the inmost parts of the hill-country of Ephraim: I came from there and went to Beth-lehem-judah: now I am on my way back to my house, but no man will take me into his house.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:17

16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. Here, 1. We are allowed a sober and moderate use of the delights of sense: Hast thou found honey? It is not forbidden fruit to thee, as it was to Jonathan; thou mayest eat of it with thanksgiving to God, who, having created things grateful to our senses, has given us leave to make use of them. Eat as much as is sufficient, and no more. Enough is as good as a feast. 2. We are cautioned to take heed of… Read the whole commentary →

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